Sarkari Naukri

24 December 2021 Current Affairs:The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed a resolution on December 22, 2021, allowing for sanctions exemptions against the Taliban.

Highlights:

• The exemptions are intended to make humanitarian aid delivery to Afghanistan easier.
• It covers urgent humanitarian assistance and other activities in Afghanistan to meet basic human needs.
• It will primarily benefit low-income or at-risk populations, as well as alleviate human suffering in other ways.
• Among the services and activities provided are:
• Assistance with finding a home and settling in
• Food safety is important.
• Support for education and livelihood
• Energy and Water Sanitation, as well as Health, Nutrition, and Hygiene, including COVID-related assistance.

UNSC Resolution 2615

• The UNSC resolution requires a six-month review of the exemptions. It also encourages assistance providers to make every effort to prevent benefits from flowing to entities on the 1988 Sanctions List.
• It also asks for an Emergency Relief Coordinator to report to the UN Security Council every six months on the delivery of assistance. 
• It urged all parties to adhere to international humanitarian law and respect human rights.
• In light of the fact that half of Afghanistan’s population is suffering from acute food insecurity, India has backed the UNSC resolution to exempt Afghanistan from sanctions. 

UNSC

• The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the UN’s six main organs (UN). Its mission is to maintain international peace and security.
• In addition to recommending new UN members for admission to the UN General Assembly, the body also approves any changes to the UN Charter.
• It has the authority to set up peacekeeping missions, authorize military action, and impose international sanctions.